Unofficial deregulation: Fuel marketers dare FG, raise price above N165/litre Strong indications that fuel markets may have settled for an unofficial deregulation with majority of filling stations selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol above the officially approved pump price of N165 per litre. Their decision may not be unconnected with what they termed … [Read more…]
Internal wrangling and revolt against the ruling party by the people were partly responsible for the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, findings by Daily Trust revealed. Hundreds of thousands of voters thronged to polling booths across the state on Saturday for what many described as a two horse-race between outgoing … [Read more…]
2023: Obasanjo hosts Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, on Sunday, visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The duo met with Obasanjo in company of the Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure, and the Senior Pastor, Trinity … [Read more…]
Zamfara Governor suspends Emir for turbaning bandit as Sarkin Fulani Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto of Tsafe Local Government Area, Alhaji Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title on a banditry kingpin, Ado Alero. Alero was turbaned as the Sarkin Fulani by the Emir on Saturday. The … [Read more…]
BREAKING NEWS: INEC declares Adeleke winner of Osun guber poll The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Sen Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election. Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closest rival and the incumbent governor of the state, Adegboyega Isiaka … [Read more…]
Osun State Guber 2023: Full Results from 30 LGAs The Osun State governorship election was held in 30 local government areas, comprising 332 wards and 3,763 polling units in the state on Saturday. Here are the results of the election submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal from 30 local government areas of … [Read more…]
Osun: PDP’s Adeleke leads The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship candidate in yesterday’s election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was in the lead as results of the polls began to trickle in last night. He was ahead of his closest rival and incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Olorunda … [Read more…]
Nigerian airlines have warned that there would be more flight delays in the coming weeks due to aviation fuel scarcity and the closure of the Murtala Muhammed Airport runway 18L. Ibom Air today announced that passengers would experience flight delays due to the closure of the runway for the next 90 days and the scarcity … [Read more…]
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, dashed the hopes of several Nigerians wishing that he would reconsider his stance on the contentious Muslim-Muslim ticket by replacing former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, with a northern Christian, as his running mate. A source within Tinubu’s camp revealed hours … [Read more…]
The National Industrial Court (NIC), sitting in Abuja, on Friday reviewed and increased salaries of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CNJ), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola and other judicial officers in the country. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osagie who delivered the judgment lamented that salaries of judges and justices have been stagnated for over 14 years, despite the increased … [Read more…]
Osun State election in numbers LGAs – 30 Polling units – 3,763 The frontline contestants in the election are Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress; Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party; Lasun Yusuff of Labour Party; Akin Ogunbiyi of Accord Party; and Goke Omigbodun of Social Democratic Party among others. Meanwhile, In … [Read more…]
The Federal Government and the British High Commission in Abuja were mum Thursday on the warning issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) asking the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing to halt planned travels in the South East warning that such trips could be “suicidal”. In a statement issued by its spokesman, … [Read more…]